Since late 1995, SCD has offered a series of one- to three-hour seminars on technical topics related to high-performance computing and networking. The seminars are open to all NCAR users and UCAR employees at no charge.
An August 1996 seminar focused on SONET
(Synchronous Optical Network) technology. SCD network engineer
Chris Fair (right) presented a brief introduction to
SONET concepts, terms, architecture, and operation.
Watch the Daily Bulletin for announcements of upcoming seminars.
Other seminars have included:
- Parallel Software Engineering Tools: Focusing on issues such
as parallel code quality, developer productivity, and end user ease of use
- Fiber Channel for Networking: Presenting a relatively new
high-speed, switched-channel technology that may have networking applications
- vBNS and Application Procedures: Discussing the history,
infrastructure, and architecture of the very-high-speed Backbone Network
Service (vBNS), a gigabit testbed to support the high-performance user
community at NCAR and the other supercomputing centers
- Interactive Data Browsing using NCAR Graphics: Describing
interactive data browsing of GRIB, netCDF, and other formats
- Computer Security, Threats, and Defenses: A look at the
implications of computer security (and lack thereof) from the user point of view.
- CO-OP 3D Demo: A live demo of high-speed data
communication links between NCAR and the Ohio Supercomputer Center using
a satellite to create a coupled modeling system
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